Yes but would any casual viewer know or notice that, or realise that it was particularly significant [in comparison with the past]?

*We* can connect the dots because we can see the traces of the past below the surface, but I doubt any new viewer would be particularly aware.

ETA: https://downtime2017.wordpress.com/2018/11/04/tiberian-thougts-sheffield-steel-or-a-subjective-look-at-the-thirteenth-doctor-4-arachnids-in-the-uk/